The Xbox Boss also had some fighting words for Google and Apple
Spencer alsoreiterated his plans for Call Of Dutywhen and if Microsoft’s proposed Activision Blizzard acquisition closes. “Call Of Duty specifically will be available on PlayStation. I’d love to see it on the Switch… Our intent is to treat CoD like Minecraft.” This news is important as UK regulators are currently investigating the deal over"competition concerns,“citing Call Of Duty exclusivity as one potential problem.
While Spencer seems to be playing nice with rival console manufacturers, he wasn’t shy about Microsoft’s other competitors, Google and Apple. “It’s definitely true today that the largest gaming platform on the planet, which is a mobile phone, is controlled by two companies: Google and Apple,” says Spencer. “We have to break that duology of only two storefronts available on the largest platforms.” Microsoft had previouslysupported Epic Gamesin their fight to keep Fortnite on mobile storefronts. Since then, Fortnite has become playable on smartphones andSteam Deck via Microsoft’s streaming tech. Apple doesn’t currently allow rival storefronts on their devices, but streaming could be a way around the issue. For example, many Game Pass titles are already playable on smartphones through Xbox Cloud Gaming.
We likely won’t hear about any Xbox price hikes, mobile storefronts, or CoD plans for a while. But, in the meantime, Game Pass subscribers have a lot to look forward to - while the service is still nice and affordable.Persona 5,the JRPG King, just launched onto the service and it should keep players occupied through the holiday months. And on November 15th we’ll be getting Obsidian’s medieval adventure gamePentiment, alongside the dystopian sci-fi gameSomerville.Lots to look forward to for now.
